The Effect of Organizational Well-Being on Organizational Flourishing among Employees of Selected Martial Arts Federations: The Mediating Role of Psychological Flexibility
Keywords:
Organizational well-being, organizational flourishing, psychological flexibility, sport federations, structural equation modelingAbstract
Objective: This study aimed to examine the effect of organizational well-being on organizational flourishing among employees of selected martial arts federations with the mediating role of psychological flexibility.
Methods and Materials: The present research employed a descriptive–correlational design using structural equation modeling. The statistical population consisted of 337 employees from the martial arts, judo, wushu, karate, and taekwondo federations, from which 175 participants were selected through proportionate stratified random sampling. Data were collected using the Organizational Well-Being Questionnaire, the Organizational Flourishing Questionnaire, and the Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire. Data analysis was conducted using correlation analysis, multiple regression, and structural equation modeling with PLS and SPSS software.
Findings: The results indicated that organizational well-being significantly predicted organizational flourishing (β = 0.460, t = 5.766, p < .001) and psychological flexibility (β = 0.584, t = 3.156, p < .001). Psychological flexibility also significantly predicted organizational flourishing (β = 0.496, t = 6.600, p < .001). Mediation analysis revealed that psychological flexibility significantly mediated the relationship between organizational well-being and organizational flourishing, as the direct effect of organizational well-being on organizational flourishing decreased after inclusion of the mediator while the indirect effect became significant. Organizational well-being explained 21.16% of the variance in organizational flourishing and 34.10% of the variance in psychological flexibility, while psychological flexibility explained 24.60% of the variance in organizational flourishing.
Conclusion: The findings demonstrate that organizational well-being enhances organizational flourishing both directly and indirectly by strengthening employees’ psychological flexibility, highlighting psychological flexibility as a core psychological mechanism in sustainable organizational development within sport federations.
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